Tim Akinola Joins Arsenal

[A_G]

If we have signed him then shouldn’t this thread be locked @American_Gooner ?

He's signed so it moves to Arsenal Talk. No locking today.

 

[Manberg]

Welcome Tim enjoy the ride

 

[say yes]

How are you mate? How are you doing? What is your favorite plant?

I am very good thanks mate. More importantly, how are you? Hope you are better!? I have been thinking of you each morning recently! Do you need me to pop over and look after your tarantula hawks?

When you are in the clear let me know so I can start sending you death threats again!

I’m not sure about my favourite plant. I like all greenery really! What is happening to the planet is a disgrace. Maybe we could invite Greta Thunberg to our next chess night?

 

[say yes]

He's signed so it moves to Arsenal Talk. No locking today.

Thanks.

@Highbury_2006 and I will be in touch if we see anything else that needs modding.

 

[Macho]

You're reaching! We don't have any great ball-winners at that level, and he isn't taking time away from anyone who doesn't deserve it.

You did well to answer him, hes blatantly never watched the lad before and he's called him average off the bat.

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

I am very good thanks mate. More importantly, how are you? Hope you are better!? I have been thinking of you each morning recently! Do you need me to pop over and look after your tarantula hawks?

When you are in the clear let me know so I can start sending you death threats again!

I’m not sure about my favourite plant. I like all greenery really! What is happening to the planet is a disgrace. Maybe we could invite Greta Thunberg to our next chess night?

I'm getting better thanks for asking. Still stuck at the hospital but now without oxygen, steroids or pain killers. The problem is they are having trouble sending me home because everyone I know, like my wife and friends, are finishing their isolation on Thursday. So its a bit tricky to try to keep everything 100% for them but it is starting to annoy me because I feel better although very heavy in the chest. Trying to do a lot of breathing exercises but maybe its also wise not to go to fastback on the track and just build up slowly!

You're death threats are always welcomed mate, there are from most others I don't like and frankly scared me. At least I know you would kill me with a bit of sense of humor!

Don't like 3D chess but I would love to watch you and Greta play chess for few hours before I would then watch you.

 

[MutableEarth]

You did well to answer him, hes blatantly never watched the lad before and he's called him average off the bat.

TBF I've never watched him either, I'm just going off the little clips I'm seeing and comparing them to the midfielders we do have at that level. We've got a lot of very skillful technical midfielders on the come up (Smith*, Azeez, Cottrell, Cirjan, Patino, Olayinka***, Bandeira**) but very few natural ball-winners in that middle 3rd. If we can get a ball-winner who isn't a complete savage brute in possession then we've got a vital chaos emerald for the short term. So I'm quite happy with this kind of punt, it fills a need and provides necessary competition. Particularly for a player like James Olayinka for example.

EDIT:
* - Smith is on loan this season
** - Bandeira is pretty tall and powerful so I imagine that would translate well to winning duels
*** - Olayinka may go on loan.

 

[pigge]

s-s-s-shivering?

 

[RunTheTrap]

Why do people look down on ball winners? There's an art to tackling. Winning the ball efficiently takes skill precision and bravery. I hate how those Spanairds said tackling was dumb and whole bunch of people ran with it.

 

[Gooner416]

There's profiles like Akinola who have ended up late bloomers like Coquelin, Kante etc. if he can end up 1/3rd of either, we've already won. Seems like he had quite a bit of suitors but we moved quickly. His career has been helped massively by Danny Cowley. Liked what he did with ESR in his short stint. Nice punt.

 

[al-Ustaadh]

Kid looks impressive for the value.

 

[balthazar]

so why was he 'released' from Huddersfield?

 

[Wrighty4eva]

“Mum can we buy Thomas?“

“We have Thomas at home.”

Thomas at home:

House burgers :rofl:

 

[akhil]

so why was he 'released' from Huddersfield?

Official reason was too much competition in their academy.

Probably skint most likely.

 

[DanDare]

Just I think we are moving in the wrong direction again.

With a 19 year old free transfer going into the u23s?

 

[krackpot]

@MutableEarth right now:

 

[field442]

Another similar signing. Takes Medley’s spot I suppose.

 

[drippin]

With a 19 year old free transfer going into the u23s?

The horror when Arsenal goes from signing past it Chelsea rejects to signing Huddersfield & Tottenham rejects who have never played at top level.

Especially when everyone's favourite agent Smith-Rowe did his job at Huddersfield, whispering in ears. Hydro in tears.

 

[Manberg]

Per and Bould getting their players in.

 

[Football Manager]

Not sure if he is an intelligent player.
The way he drives forward with the ball, if he lost possession, there are plenty of spaces left behind. Sometimes you need to have better decision making, slowly pass the ball around to progress play.